Gov. McMaster to discuss hurricane season preps in Charleston County

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Governor Henry McMaster will be in the Lowcountry to discuss the state’s preparation for the 2025 hurricane season.

McMaster will meet with state and local emergency management officials for a briefing at the Charleston Emergency Operations Center in North Charleston.

State emergency management officials have encouraged residents to prepare for the upcoming season.

Gov. McMaster declared May as South Carolina Hurricane Preparedness Month, giving people plenty of time to take precautions, like restocking their hurricane supply kits and creating a safety plan for a possible disaster, well before an event occurs.

Researchers are calling for another above-average hurricane season. In their pre-season forecast, Colorado State University is predicting 17 named storms, including nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes; however, it only takes one storm to make it a bad hurricane season.

Hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through the end of November.